10 Armoury Street: the Toronto criminal courthouse
Toronto’s criminal matters are heard here. If your paperwork names Old City Hall or College Park, read the first section: it has almost certainly moved.
What is heard here
10 Armoury Street opened in 2023 and is now where Toronto criminal matters in the Ontario Court of Justice are heard. It is a 17-storey building a short walk from Nathan Phillips Square, and it took over the criminal work of 6 separate courthouses that used to sit around the city.
Those were Old City Hall at 60 Queen Street West, College Park at 444 Yonge Street, 1000 Finch Avenue West, 1911 Eglinton Avenue East, 2201 Finch Avenue West and 311 Jarvis Street. Paperwork issued before the move may still name one of them. If yours does, check the date on it, and assume Armoury Street unless somebody has told you otherwise in writing.
One exception matters and catches people out. Adult bail hearings for Toronto are still heard at 2201 Finch Avenue West, not here. If someone was arrested last night and you are trying to work out where to go this morning, that is the address you want, and there is a page for it.
Matters that proceed to the Superior Court of Justice, which includes most homicide prosecutions and any trial before a judge and jury, are heard at 361 University Avenue rather than at Armoury Street.
- Court
Ontario Court of Justice
- Address
10 Armoury Street, Toronto, ON M7A 0B9
- Court office
(416) 212-2701
- Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
Before you go
Small things that make a difficult morning less difficult.
Getting there
Osgoode station on Line 1 is the closest subway stop, about 5 minutes on foot. Street parking around University Avenue is limited and enforced; the paid lots under Nathan Phillips Square are the reliable option.
What to bring
Photo identification, every piece of paper the police gave you, and the name of your surety if you have one. If you are on a release order, bring it: the conditions on it are the ones the court will be working from.
Give yourself time
There is a security screening at the entrance and a queue for it on busy mornings. Arriving 45 minutes before your listed time is not excessive.
If you are late or lost
Tell court staff rather than leaving. A failure to appear is a separate offence under the Criminal Code and it is a genuinely avoidable way to make a case worse.
Questions about this courthouse
Has my case moved to 10 Armoury Street?
If it is a Toronto criminal matter in the Ontario Court of Justice, almost certainly yes. Old City Hall, College Park, 1000 Finch, 1911 Eglinton and 311 Jarvis no longer hear it. Bail is the exception and is still at 2201 Finch Avenue West.
Are bail hearings held at 10 Armoury Street?
Adult bail hearings for Toronto are heard at 2201 Finch Avenue West. Youth bail is heard at Armoury Street.
Do I need a lawyer for a first appearance?
A first appearance is usually short and administrative, and duty counsel are available free at the courthouse. That said, what gets agreed early shapes everything after it, so it is worth a phone call first. Ours costs nothing.
Court information here is drawn from the Ontario Court of Justice. Addresses and sitting arrangements change, so check before you travel. Duty counsel at the courthouse are free, whatever you earn: see Legal Aid Ontario.
Written and reviewed by Rita Levin, criminal defence lawyer, called to the Ontario bar on 29 May 1998. Law Society of Ontario licence no. 41157R. Last reviewed .
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